Total Recall (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Len Wiseman |
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| Based on | "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick |
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| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | Paul Cameron |
| Edited by | Christian Wagner |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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118 minutes 130 minutes (extended director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million |
| Box office | $198.5 million |
Total Recall is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Len Wiseman. The screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback was based on the 1990 film of the same name, which was inspired by the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, John Cho, and Bill Nighy. Unlike the first film and the short story, the plot takes place on Earth not a trip to Mars and has more political overtones. The film blends American and Asian influences, notably in the settings and dominant populations of the two nation-states in the story: the United Federation of Britain (Western Europe) and the Colony (Australia).
The film was first announced in 2009 and was released in North America on August 3, 2012, grossing over $198 million worldwide. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics. It received praise for its action sequences and acting but the film's lack of humor, emotional subtlety, and character development drew some criticism.
At the end of the 21st century, Earth is devastated by chemical warfare. What little habitable land remains is divided into two territories, the United Federation of Britain (UFB, located on the British Isles and western mainland Europe) and the Colony (Australia). Many residents of the Colony travel to the UFB to work in factories via “The Fall,” a gravity elevator running through the Earth’s core. A Resistance operating in the UFB, which the UFB views as a terrorist movement, seeks to improve life in the Colony.
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